Amsterdam, Netherlands--July 28, 2010--AkzoNobel Car Refinishes has announced the release of the latest upgrade to its Sikkens Mixit Pro colour formula retrieval system. Sikkens Mixit Pro 1.3 adds new features and functionality as well as an array of repair management and information tools.

“There’s absolutely nothing more important to our customers--and their customers--than colour accuracy, so we’ve made a lot of adjustments to make it even easier to achieve a perfect colour match,” said Ben Zweers, AkzoNobel director of colour marketing. “The new release allows customers to compare candidate formulas recommended by our Automatchic colour matching tool, to search for custom colours per product line, and to view the colour code on the queue screen and colour chips on the measurement screen. We’ve also greatly expanded the reporting capabilities of Mixit Pro to help bodyshop operators to increase their efficiency and get a better handle on the day-to-day operations.”

Zweers notes, for example, that among the six new reports introduced with Mixit Pro 1.3 are mix accuracy reports, inventory reports and painter reports, that the new release runs on more than one computer simultaneously on networks hosting several PCs, and that it can be tightly integrated into collision repair management systems.

“Getting colour right is no accident,” said director of marketing Ralf Schueler. “It takes a great deal of skill, great products, and great tools. Our approach to colour is to help our customers on every level--with customer support, constant improvements in our products, and the most advanced set of tools on the market.”